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Additional hand luggage restrictions on some flights to the UK
Large phones, laptops and tablets not allowed in the cabin on flights to the UK from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Tunisia.
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for Transport
New Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport
Bernadette Kelly is the new Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport.
Reforming policy on the design and use of UK airspace
Seeking views on an update to UK airspace policy to meet the needs of passengers, communities, the aviation sector and the wider economy.
Heathrow expansion: draft Airports National Policy Statement
Seeking views on the planning policy framework which the applicant for a north-west runway at Heathrow Airport would have to comply with.
Latest
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Future of South Eastern rail services
- updated
- Open consultation
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Journey times to key services (JTS01)
- updated
- Statistical data set
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User access to key services by journey time (JTS02)
- updated
- Statistical data set
What we do
We work with our agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps the UK’s businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest in transport infrastructure to keep the UK on the move.
DFT is a ministerial department, supported by 19 agencies and public bodies.
Documents
Our announcements
Our consultations
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Future of South Eastern rail services
- Open consultation
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Heathrow expansion: draft Airports National Policy Statement
- Open consultation
Our publications
Our statistics
Our ministers
Our management
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Bernadette Kelly CB
Permanent Secretary
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David Prout
Director General High Speed 2 Group
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Lucy Chadwick
Director General International, Security and Environment Group
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Nick Joyce
Acting Director General Rail Group
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Jonathan Moor CBE FCA
Director General Resources and Strategy Group
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Tricia Hayes
Director General for Roads, Devolution and Motoring Group
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Nick Olley
General Counsel
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Professor Phil Blythe CEng FIET
DfT Chief Scientific Adviser
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Ed Smith CBE, FCA, CPFA, Hon DUniv, Hon LLDs
Lead non-executive director, DfT
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Richard Brown CBE
Non-executive board member, DfT
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Tony Poulter
Non-executive board member, DfT
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Mary Reilly
Non-executive board member, DfT
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Sir Jeremy Sullivan
Independent consultation adviser to the draft Airports National Policy Statement
Contact DFT
Office address and general enquiries
Department for Transport
Great Minster House
33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
Contact form https://forms.dft.gov....
Switchboard 0300 330 3000
We aim to respond within 20 working days.
Media enquiries
Media enquiries: Newsdesk (Monday to Friday, 8am to 7pm)
020 7944 3021
Urgent media enquiries out of hours
020 7944 4292
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If you're not a member of the media, please use the switchboard line
0300 330 3000
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